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Reconstructing the House of Culture : community, self, and the makings of culture in Russia and beyond / edited by Brian Donahoe and Joachim Otto Habeck.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Russia (Federation).
- Ethnology.
- Art and anthropology--Russia (Federation).
- Art and anthropology.
- Art and society--Russia (Federation).
- Art and society.
- Art centers--Russia (Federation).
- Art centers.
- Community centers--Russia (Federation).
- Community centers.
- Post-communism--Russia (Federation).
- Post-communism.
- Russia (Federation)--Social life and customs.
- Russia (Federation).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (350 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Notions of culture, rituals and their meanings, the workings of ideology in everyday life, public representations of tradition and ethnicity, and the social consequences of economic transition- these are critical issues in the social anthropology of Russia and other postsocialist countries. Engaged in the negotiation of all these is the House of Culture, which was the key institution for cultural activities and implementation of state cultural policies in all socialist states. The House of Culture was officially responsible for cultural enlightenment, moral edification, and personal cultivatio
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The Siberian House of Culture in comparative perspective
- pt. 2. Expanding the stage : the House of Culture in broader historical and geographical context.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613395160
- 9781283395168
- 1283395169
- 9780857452764
- 0857452762
- OCLC:
- 772516388
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